Su Xiao slowly approached the bushes, the flintlock gun in his left hand aimed at them, with the last bullet ready to fire.
"Wait, I'm not a bad person," a clear child's voice came from the bushes.
A child? Su Xiao looked at the bushes in confusion.
How could there be a child in the dangerous Mount Corvo? This made him vigilant.
"You have three seconds to come out, or don't bother coming out at all."
The trigger of the flintlock gun was gradually being pulled, and if the person didn't come out within three seconds, he would shoot.
"Is that so? Then I won't come out."
Perhaps the child in the bushes misunderstood Su Xiao's words.
Su Xiao's eye twitched, and he could now confirm that it was indeed a child in the bushes, and the child's intelligence wasn't very high.
He put away the flintlock gun; the last bullet might have other uses and shouldn't be wasted here.
"Come out."
Su Xiao stepped forward to the bushes and kicked them hard.
There wasn't the feeling of kicking a body; instead, he felt a rebound.
"Bounce~."
It sounded like kicking a ball, and a small body was sent flying far away.
"Bounce, bounce~."
After the figure hit the ground, it bounced a few more times before lying flat.
"Boo-hoo, wah~."
The child kicked by Su Xiao was possibly hurt and sat on the ground crying loudly.
This strange rebound made Su Xiao squint his eyes, and he focused on the child.
Yellow skin, black hair, dark black eyes, and combined with that strange elasticity, Su Xiao guessed the child's identity.
Isn't this the protagonist in the original, Monkey D. Luffy? Previously, he was puzzled about how a child could be on Mount Corvo.
If it was Luffy, then it made sense; he lived on Mount Corvo as a child.
Su Xiao walked in front of Luffy, sizing him up. Luffy was sitting on the ground crying in pain, with snot flowing down due to being kicked by Su Xiao. In his early years, Luffy's Devil Fruit abilities were barely developed, so he had weak immunity to attacks.
Now, Luffy was just a little brat, lacking the demeanor he had in the original work.
"Kid, don't cry, or I'll slaughter you."
Currently, Su Xiao was covered in tiger blood, looking very fierce, so the crying stopped abruptly.
"Don't kill me, I don't want to die."
Su Xiao shook his head with a wry smile, such a straightforward response.
He wasn't paying attention to the protagonist of the Pirate World, he merely wanted to observe the Devil Fruit User for a bit.
Grabbing Luffy's cheeks, Su Xiao lifted Luffy up, stretching his face long.
Luffy sniffled, looking a bit dazed at Su Xiao, appearing especially comical.
At that moment, Reincarnation Paradise suddenly issued a series of warnings.
[Warning! Warning! Hunter is in contact with the Son of the Plane, please stay away from him!]
[Warning! Warning! Hunter is in contact with the Son of the Plane, please stay away from him!]
[Warning! Warning! Hunter is in contact with the Son of the Plane, please stay away from him!]
This time, the warnings weren't the usual light blue, but blood red, giving off a dangerous feeling.
[Warning, a super powerful creature is approaching, upon detection, the creature is Monkey D. Garp. Hunter, please evacuate immediately.]
[Mission Triggered: Legend's Throat Killer.]
Legend's Throat Killer
Difficulty Level: LV.79.
....
After seeing [Difficulty Level: LV.79], Su Xiao directly tossed aside Luffy and started walking toward the water source; he didn't even look at the task rewards and wouldn't take on the so-called [Legend's Throat Killer].
There's no need to think; the rewards for a difficulty level LV.79 task must be astonishing.
But for Su Xiao, this level of task was premature; he was already struggling with tasks at LV.3.
When he entered the Pirate World, the difficulty of the Pirate World was shown as LV.6, but this was not the true difficulty of the Pirate World; the so-called LV.6 referred to the difficulty of the Goa Royal Capital area.
Su Xiao didn't care much about Monkey D. Garp; the opponent should be far away from him, or he wouldn't have had a chance to leave.
Arriving at a small river, Su Xiao began to wash his body.
Blood was washed away by the clear river water. After Su Xiao cleaned himself, a section of the river turned bright red, attracting a swarm of fish with the scent of blood.
A large fish leaped out of the water, and Su Xiao instinctively drew his blade, piercing the more than two-meter-long fish. With force in his arm, the fish was lifted onto the bank.
The angle of this slash was extremely cunning, and the force was handled exceptionally well, even surprising Su Xiao.
His sword technique had significantly improved, which was unexpected considering he'd only gone through one battle.
This leap in sword technique was tied to his training in the real world.
In reality, Su Xiao rarely had the chance to fight with all he had. This battle with the giant tiger activated the results of three years of sword technique training.
The real world was like a 'cage,' his practiced killing techniques had no use beyond revenge.
And during revenge, it was usually a one-hit slaughter without much combat opportunity.
But Reincarnation Paradise is different, filled with dangers; even if you're extremely wealthy or hold high authority in the real world, if you are not strong enough, you can only await death in Reincarnation Paradise.
Having broken free from the 'cage,' Su Xiao felt relieved.
Reincarnation Paradise indeed is dangerous; the rule of survival of the fittest is like a primitive forest. But compared to the real world, he preferred it here.
Perhaps he was born for Reincarnation Paradise, where only here could he utilize his talents.
Gaining power while adventuring in other worlds might be quite a nice experience.
Su Xiao took a deep breath, deciding to make a significant impact in Reincarnation Paradise, to become stronger, stronger, and stronger until stronger than anyone else. Only then could he break free of his shackles.
However, before achieving this grand wish, he first needed to fill his stomach, and the struggling large fish on the grass was undoubtedly the best lunch.
Bleeding, descaling, gutting, lighting a fire...
A dozen minutes later, the more than two-meter-long fish was roasting over the fire.
Without any seasonings, the fish might not be tasty, and he also noticed one thing: killing this fish didn't grant him any Mana Value.
This should be because the fish was too weak to meet the criteria of his talent ability [Soul Eater].
It makes sense; if killing any creature could grant Mana Value, Su Xiao only needed to stomp to death a nest of ants to instantly increase 100 Mana Value, the maximum he could gain in any world.
As for what the Mana Value could do, Su Xiao wasn't sure yet, but it might have a crucial use in the future.
The branches crackled as they burned, the fish quickly cooked, with oils seeping from the crispy skin and sizzling on the fire.
Cutting off a piece of fish, Su Xiao directly put it in his mouth. Although it looked decent, the taste was probably not great, considering there were no seasonings.
But after a few bites, Su Xiao was slightly taken aback.
The fish was tender, fresh, and had a primal aroma, the flavor inherent in the fish, making any seasoning unnecessary.
Delicious, extremely delicious; this was probably the tastiest food he'd ever eaten.
Swallowing the fish, Su Xiao looked at the large fish, his mouth watering; perhaps he could not only gain strength in the Derived Plane but also taste various delicacies.
After enjoying an exceptionally tasty lunch until he was completely full, Su Xiao left with satisfaction.
The side quest was already complete. If nothing unexpected happened, the identity of the Leader of the Guards would be his, and it was time to prepare for the assassination of the King.
That was his ultimate task; everything done so far was merely preparation.